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I want to route my Ethernet connection to a different room. It works in my sisters room and she doesn’t use it and I would like to route it to my pc, which sadly doesn’t have wifi, and I do not have the time to wait for a pcie wifi card.
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Macboatmaster
Welcome to TSG
What is it you are actually asking please

can the ethernet cable run from the router to your computer - if so that is how to do it.
If not you will have to use some manner of conveying the signal from the router/modem to your computer
eg - on the mains wiring - although that is possibly likely to interference

In respect of wireless there is absolutely no need to even consider a card inside the computer a USB wireless adpater will work just as well and in many cases better than an internal card
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Macboatmaster said:
Welcome to TSG
What is it you are actually asking please

can the ethernet cable run from the router to your computer - if so that is how to do it.
If not you will have to use some manner of conveying the signal from the router/modem to your computer
eg - on the mains wiring - although that is possibly likely to interference

In respect of wireless there is absolutely no need to even consider a card inside the computer a USB wireless adpater will work just as well and in many cases better than an internal card
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Thank you, to clarify, there is no internet connection when I plug my pc into Ethernet in my room, but it does in my sisters and I was wondering if there was any way I can almost "shift" the connection between the rooms. If no luck, I will buy usb dongle. :)
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Macboatmaster
on the wiring
TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, No Configuration Required, UK Plug, Pack of 2 : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
They MUST of course be on the same circuit

Wireless USB
Amazon.co.uk : usb wireless adapter
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Macboatmaster
Maxkk said:
Thank you, to clarify, there is no internet connection when I plug my pc into Ethernet in my room, but it does in my sisters and I was wondering if there was any way I can almost "shift" the connection between the rooms.
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What do you plug it into in your room
and indeed where is the cale connected in her room

By that I mean do you connect the cable from your computer to a rmodem/outer in your room - or into what
and where is her cable connected
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Macboatmaster said:
What do you plug it into in your room
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An Ethernet port
Macboatmaster said:
on the wiring
TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, No Configuration Required, UK Plug, Pack of 2 : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
They MUST of course be on the same circuit

Wireless USB
Amazon.co.uk : usb wireless adapter
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thank you, seems I will pop off to Argos and get an adapter
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cwwozniak
Do you know where the other end of the cable goes from the back of the jack in your sister's room?

Does it go into some kind of a panel with many jacks and then a cable connects her matching jack to a modem or router? If so, the jack in your room may go to another jack on that panel. You may just need another cable to connect the jack associated with your room to the modem or router.
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Macboatmaster said:
What do you plug it into in your room
and indeed where is the cable connected in her room

By that I mean do you connect the cable from your computer to a rmodem/outer in your room - or into what
and where is her cable connected
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As I asked and my colleague has now asked the same question, but his query is more completely explained
IT DEPENDS on what you mean by ethernet port - on a router/modem OR on a wall plate and if it is on a wall plate it depnds as my colleague said, what is that connected to
I see yoiu have marked it solved
Good luck with it.
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Digerati
Macboatmaster said:
In respect of wireless... ...a USB wireless adpater will work just as well and in many cases better than an internal card
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I agree. In fact, I don't like and never buy internal cards UNLESS it has external antennas, and preferably detachable antennas you can extend and set up high on a desk or even attached to a wall - something like this.

I am not a fan of USB adapters simply because I am not a fan of USB. Connection reliability is a common problem and they are far from universal, despite their name.

cwwozniak said:
Do you know where the other end of the cable goes from the back of the jack in your sister's room?

Does it go into some kind of a panel with many jacks and then a cable connects her matching jack to a modem or router? If so, the jack in your room may go to another jack on that panel. You may just need another cable to connect the jack associated with your room to the modem or router.
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You may not even need another cable. I am assuming the other end is in some junction panel in a closet, the basement, attic or other crawl space and your cable end is doing nothing. It may be as simple and unplugging her cable in the junction panel and connecting yours to that spot. If lucky, they are labeled.

But they often are not, or mislabeled. This is where a nice Ethernet cable tester can become invaluable. Anyone who troubleshoots Ethernet networks or makes their own cables needs one of these.

Is this resolved or are you just assuming getting an adapter will resolve it?
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